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An intense Android news community bringing you the latest in phones, rooting, apps, and reviews.Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:43:41 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Android Distribution Updated for January 2015 – Kit Kat Jumps to 39%http://www.droid-life.com/2015/01/07/android-distribution-updated-for-january-2015-kit-kat-jumps-to-39/
http://www.droid-life.com/2015/01/07/android-distribution-updated-for-january-2015-kit-kat-jumps-to-39/#commentsWed, 07 Jan 2015 16:46:37 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=158963Android Distribution Updated for January 2015 – Kit Kat Jumps to 39% is a post from: Droid Life
]]>The Android platform distribution were updated this morning for the first time in 2015 with Kit Kat (Android 4.4) showing a nice jump from 33.9% in the previous month to 39.1%. The rest of the versions of Android all dropped, just like they have been for months. Jelly Bean is down to 46% (from 48.7%), Ice Cream Sandwich to 6.7%, and Gingerbread to 7.8%.

Lollipop (Android 5.0) has still not made its debut in the monthly numbers. Hard to tell if that’s because it is on so few devices or if Google doesn’t want it to be factored in yet.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2015/01/07/android-distribution-updated-for-january-2015-kit-kat-jumps-to-39/feed/25Monday Poll: Which version of Android is your phone running?http://www.droid-life.com/2014/12/15/monday-poll-which-version-of-android-is-your-phone-running/
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/12/15/monday-poll-which-version-of-android-is-your-phone-running/#commentsTue, 16 Dec 2014 00:09:13 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=157302Monday Poll: Which version of Android is your phone running? is a post from: Droid Life
]]>We know that not everyone here owns a Nexus device or new Moto X and has been basking in the beauty of Android 5.0 “Lollipop” for a couple of weeks. And since that is the case, that means that a lot of you are probably running Kit Kat or maybe even Jelly Bean (hopefully, nothing older). But, because this is Droid Life and we like to find out for sure through polls, we are going to do that now with a simple question of, “Which version of Android is your phone running?”

As the numbers roll in, it should be interesting to see how an Android community compares to Google’s official distribution numbers. On December 1, Google updated the numbers, showing KitKat at 33.9%, Jelly Bean at 48.7%, Ice Cream Sandwich at 7.8%, and Gingerbread at 9.1%. I would venture to guess that these will be much different. Still, let’s see!

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]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2014/12/15/monday-poll-which-version-of-android-is-your-phone-running/feed/180Android Distribution Updated for December 2014, Kit Kat Up to 34%http://www.droid-life.com/2014/12/01/android-distribution-updated-for-december-2014-kit-kat-up-to-34/
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/12/01/android-distribution-updated-for-december-2014-kit-kat-up-to-34/#commentsMon, 01 Dec 2014 20:30:57 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=156406Android Distribution Updated for December 2014, Kit Kat Up to 34% is a post from: Droid Life
]]>The Android distribution numbers were updated today to show the continue rise in share of Android 4.4 “Kit Kat.” While no longer the newest version of Android, Android 4.4 does not account for over a third of Android devices, weighing in at 33.9% (up from 30.2% in November). The rest of the versions have fallen, with Jelly Bean (Android 4.3) dropped to 48.7%, which is down from the 50.9% it sat at last month.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2014/12/01/android-distribution-updated-for-december-2014-kit-kat-up-to-34/feed/49Android Distribution Updated for September 2014 – Kit Kat Closes in on 25%http://www.droid-life.com/2014/09/10/android-distribution-updated-for-september-2014-kit-kat-closes-in-on-25/
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]]>The Android team updated the platform’s distribution numbers today for the month of September, showing continued growth in Kit Kat (Android 4.4+). The newest version of Android now sits at 24.5%, up from 20.9% in August. The rest of the versions of Android have all declined – Jelly Bean (53.8% from 54.2%), Ice Cream Sandwich (9.6% from 10.6%), Gingerbread (11.4% from 13.6%), and Froyo (0.7%).

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2014/09/10/android-distribution-updated-for-september-2014-kit-kat-closes-in-on-25/feed/50Android Distribution Updated for August 2014 – Kit Kat Jumps to 20%http://www.droid-life.com/2014/08/12/android-distribution-update-for-august-2014-kitkat-jumps-to-20/
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/08/12/android-distribution-update-for-august-2014-kitkat-jumps-to-20/#commentsTue, 12 Aug 2014 22:30:21 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=147619Android Distribution Updated for August 2014 – Kit Kat Jumps to 20% is a post from: Droid Life
]]>Google updated its Android distribution numbers this afternoon, showing a jump for Kit Kat from 17.9% in July to over 20% (20.9%) in August. While Kit Kat has climbed, the numbers show devices running Jelly Bean (54.2%) and Ice Cream Sandwich (10.6%) on the decline. Those running Gingerbread and Froyo haven’t moved much. Actually Android 2.3 saw a slight jump to 13.6% from 13.5%, which is odd.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2014/08/12/android-distribution-update-for-august-2014-kitkat-jumps-to-20/feed/45Android Distribution Updated for June 2014 – Kit Kat Jumps to Almost 14%http://www.droid-life.com/2014/06/04/android-distribution-updated-for-june-2014-kit-kat-jumps-to-almost-14/
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/06/04/android-distribution-updated-for-june-2014-kit-kat-jumps-to-almost-14/#commentsWed, 04 Jun 2014 22:16:08 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=142208Android Distribution Updated for June 2014 – Kit Kat Jumps to Almost 14% is a post from: Droid Life
]]>Google updated their Android distribution numbers today, showing a big jump for Kit Kat (Android 4.4+) to 13.6%, up from the 8.5% we saw in May. Jelly Bean, on the other hand, saw a drop to 58.4% from 60.8%. The rest of the older Android builds fell as well, like Ice Cream Sandwich which now sits at 12.3%, Gingerbread at 14.9%, and Froyo at 0.8%.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2014/06/04/android-distribution-updated-for-june-2014-kit-kat-jumps-to-almost-14/feed/50Android Distribution Updated for April 2014 – Kit Kat Cracks 5%!http://www.droid-life.com/2014/04/01/android-distribution-update-for-april-2014-kit-kat-cracks-5/
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/04/01/android-distribution-update-for-april-2014-kit-kat-cracks-5/#commentsTue, 01 Apr 2014 23:41:08 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=136356Android Distribution Updated for April 2014 – Kit Kat Cracks 5%! is a post from: Droid Life
]]>The Android distribution numbers of been updated for the beginning of April, with Kit Kat (Android 4.4+) showing signs of growth. The newest version of Android now commands 5.3% of the pie, up from 2.5% last month. With that growth we are seeing a slight decline in Jelly Bean numbers to 61.4% from a flat 62.0%. In other words, the newest devices running the newest version of Android continue to run the newest version of Android.

Ice Cream Sandwich saw a decline to 14.3% (from 15.2%), as did Gingerbread (17.8% from 19.0%).

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2014/04/01/android-distribution-update-for-april-2014-kit-kat-cracks-5/feed/37Android Distribution Numbers Released for March – Kit Kat and Jelly Bean Slowly on the Risehttp://www.droid-life.com/2014/03/04/android-distribution-numbers-released-for-march-kit-kat-and-jelly-bean-slowly-on-the-rise/
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/03/04/android-distribution-numbers-released-for-march-kit-kat-and-jelly-bean-slowly-on-the-rise/#commentsTue, 04 Mar 2014 18:21:07 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=133758Android Distribution Numbers Released for March – Kit Kat and Jelly Bean Slowly on the Rise is a post from: Droid Life
]]>The Android team updated their platform distribution numbers for the month of March this morning, showing slight growth for both Jelly Bean (Android 4.1-4.3) and Kit Kat (Android 4.4+). Jelly Bean has now reached a flat 62.0% (from 60.7%), while Kit Kat is up to 2.5% (from 1.8%).

Ice Cream Sandwich dropped to 15.2% (from 16.1%), Honeycomb remains on the list with 0.1%, Gingerbread still commands a fifth of Android at 19.0% (from 20.0%), and Froyo still actually exists at 1.2% (from 1.3%).

According to the latest numbers pulled from the Android developer site for February, we’re looking at Jelly Bean jumping to 60.7% (from 59.1%) and Kit Kat to 1.8% (from 1.4%), while the rest of the versions all fell slightly. Ice Cream Sandwich is now at 16.1% (from 16.9%), Gingerbread dropped to 20.0% (from 21.2%), and Froyo finishes the chart off at 1.3%.

Over the weekend, the Android team posted the latest round of data collection for their Android distribution chart. Last month we saw Jelly Bean finally creeping towards having a 50% share, a mark that seems to have taken forever to reach. This month, they did indeed crack the 50% mark, with 52.1% of Android devices now running Android 4.1+. Of course, this news comes a day after Google’s announcement of Kit Kat (Android 4.4), so while Jelly Bean adoption has risen, we’ll get to watch the slow incline of Kit Kat for the next two years.

Ice Cream Sandwich dropped to 19.8% from 20.6%, Gingerbread to 26.3% from 28.5%, and Froyo and Honeycomb are hanging on for dear life.

Late last night, the Android team updated their dashboards to reflect new platform distribution numbers as we head into October. As has been the trend over the last few months, Jelly Bean continues to expand its reach and is now on 48.6% of Android devices (up slightly from last month’s 45.1%). That doesn’t mean that 50% of the world is on 4.3, but that is a combined number of Android 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, since they all fall under the Jelly Bean name.

The biggest addition to this month’s update is actually what it subtracts. Donut and Eclair (versions 1.6 and 2.1 respectively) are no longer listed on the pie chart. According to Google, those versions of Android only accounted for about 1% of devices that checked in to Google server.

Froyo only dropped 1% from last month to 2.4% and Gingerbread is down to 30.7% from 33.1%. Ice Cream Sandwich went from 22.5% to 21.7%, a small drop. Of course, Jelly Bean continues to gain pie share, moving from 40.5% to a nice 45.1%.

The chart only shows percentages for versions 4.1.x and 4.2.x of Jelly Bean, so 4.3.x has not really taken a hold yet on Android devices. As manufacturers work on updating their devices, maybe we’ll see it make a debut next month. Of course, October is more than likely when we’ll hear more information about KitKat 4.4 thus making the 4.3.x version of Android old news.

The Android distribution numbers have been updated to start July, showing Jelly Bean (Android 4.1+) jumping from 33% to almost 38%. That increase appears to come at the expense of Ice Cream Sandwich devices that were updated recently, as 4.0 sits at 23.3%, down from 25.6% a month ago.

The Android team updated their OS distribution numbers for the beginning of May this afternoon, showing what appears to be a slight jump for Jelly Bean at 28.4%, which is up from the 25% it topped off at in the beginning of April. We’re seeing a decline in Ice Cream Sandwich’s piece of the pie, which is likely due to devices running Android 4.0+ jumping to Android 4.1+ over the last month. We have seen a number of Jelly Bean updates, after all.

Gingerbread dropped to 38.5%, Honeycomb is barely alive at 0.1%, Froyo dipped to 3.6%, and the rest of the numbers didn’t move for Eclair and Donut.

You can see April’s numbers here, if you’d like to compare. Keep in mind that this numbers are now built using data collected from each device when the user visits the Google Play Store